Over training the staff

[cogsey133]

The management of some places leaves a lot to be desired too. My wife works in a well known large supermarket and some of the things she has come across you just couldn't make up. Last week she was telling me about a guy who bought the shops own brand disposable razor costing pennies and i mean virtually pennies. Well said guy only went home with his product and had a shave then brought it back to the store for a refund as it didn't give him a close enough shave......and the store gave him it!

then there was the woman who when she got home with her shopping a bottle of sherry had moved and smashed in the boot of her car so she phoned up the store to complain. She was not only given a full refund but was given a big bunch of flowers and vouchers to spend in store as well as having her car valeted.

My wife tells me so many of these stories and honestly you couldn't make them up

 

[gutterball]

I went into asda last Christmas looking for cranberry's. (the wife makes lovely cranberry jelly) when I couldn't find any on the shelf, I asked one of the staff and he said " that's a seasonal product we don't sale them this time of year" I then pointed over his shoulder at the big sign advertising their special Christmas prices for them.

 

[Kamikaze]

At a car boot sale in the summer and a stall was selling a load of beer glasses (nicked from the local pub I guess). A customer asked "how much luv?" Young women behind the wall paper table replied "20 pence each".

"How much for a dozen?"

After the young girl rolled her eyes a few times, looking a bit under pressure she said "£3.00" and the bloke bought them at that price! It was one of those moments that made me chuckle. Why dont people work out how much stuff is before they put their hand in their pocket.

Maybe it was a butch bakers dozen…lol

　

Next time simply say MK9 2NW - its the postcode for Homebase!

I will have to dry and remember that. :biggrin:

　
I was once standing in the queue for the checkouts at Comet. There was only one in use and the manager was working it. There was a more mature lady with one of those mobility walking frames in front of me. All she was buying was a radio alarm clock for about £14. When it came to sorting her transaction out, he asked her eight times whether she wanted the £3 a month over the next 4 years extra warranty to give her peace of mind, which each time she politely declined. I lost my rag and gave him a piece of my mind. Well, he was being a knob so he had to have it! As I walked through the doors on the way out, I had a tab on my shoulder. It was the lady thanking me for standing up for her. We were having a little chat and a joke when she admitted she was intimidated by it all and was thinking about taking him up on his offer. I explained to her how foolish that would have been and how the next time something similar happens, she should just drop to the floor and fake some sort of heart attack. Comet would pay good money to keep that story out of the papers.